Case IH partners with Meet the Need
Tractor manufacturer and distributor Case IH has announced a new partnership with Meet the Need, the grassroots, farmer-led charity working to tackle food insecurity across New Zealand one meal at a time.
The Case IH AIM Command Pro spray system has individual nozzle control and turn compensation, which means accurate rates, precision placement, consistent droplet size and can cover more ground in “narrow application windows,” says Case IH.
“It delivers constant application rates and spray pressures, even with speed changes and in turns and irregular-shaped fields.”
Case IH product manager Pete McCann says managing the droplet size and pressure when spraying is crucial to pest control.
The company launched the technology in 1998.
“The most important advantage of AIM Command is the ability to control the pressure in the boom independent of the chassis speed,” McCann says.
“This gives the operator the advantage of being able to balance coverage and drift for their particular field conditions on the fly, saving time, increasing [coverage] per day, and maximising yield potential like no other system.”
The AIM Command Pro technology adds several benefits to the AIM Command system, notably “its ability to maintain constant pressure for a consistent droplet size”.
The individual nozzle control minimises skips, preventing over-application and crop damage.
“As the nozzles pass over previously applied or unapplied areas, each individual nozzle turns on or off as needed for the application specified, making it easier for growers to balance coverage verses burn in long point rows or around pivots or obstacles,” says McCann.
The AIM Command Pro also has a new “turn compensation” that allows individual nozzles to match the rate for that nozzle’s speed through the field relative to its position on the boom during a turn.
“Turn compensation adjusts for different speeds across the boom during turns, providing a consistent and accurate application rate. The programmable ‘soft’ boom configuration also allows the operator to customise boom configurations for, say, fence row or wheel track configurations.”
